Figures of Speech Quiz: Onomatopoeia, Irony, and Oxymoron

Figures of Speech

• Personification is exemplified in the sentence 'Beyond the thick cloud, the sun is smiling', where an inanimate object (sun) is given human-like qualities.
• Oxymoron is used to describe the heart in the sentence 'Your heart is a garden of paradox, a juxtaposition of gentleness and kindness, a beautiful oxymoron'.
• Aphorism is highlighted in the phrase 'Genius has no country. It blossoms everywhere', a short, memorable, and often witty statement.
• Simile is likely used in a sentence containing the expression 'like the light', which compares two unlike things using 'like' or 'as'.
• Oxymoron is used in the sentence 'The comedian was seriously funny', combining two contradictory words.
• Oxymoron is employed in the sentence 'Your hands are clean as mud', where two contrasting ideas are combined.
• Apostrophe is exemplified by the phrase 'Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ears', where a speaker addresses a person or entity that is not present.
• Litotes is a literary device that involves the usage of a negative to affirm a positive.
• Hyperbole is exemplified in the phrase 'And if forever is not enough for me to love you, I spend another lifetime baby...', an exaggeration used for emphasis.
• Allusion is illustrated in the statement 'The front liners are considered as Entengs and Nardas of today’s pandemic', which references people, places, or events outside the text.
• Hyperbole is employed in the sentence 'Will wanted warm weather', an exaggeration used for emphasis.
• Onomatopoeia is used in the phrase 'The tinkle of the rain could be heard in the distance', where a word imitates the sound it describes.
• Oxymoron is exemplified by the statement 'Some of my biggest triumphs have also been failures', combining two contradictory ideas.
• Oxymoron is used in the sentence 'Her life is full of sweet sorrow', where two contrasting emotions are combined.
• Understatement is present in the statement 'The company has been facing negative cash flow for the past few years', downplaying the severity of a situation.
• Euphemism is used in the sentence 'It is so unfortunate that we have to let you go', which uses indirect or evasive language to avoid offending or unpleasantness.